[BUG - Q1-2011] GridTableBuilder should render <col> tags as self-closing.

[Parker]

GridTableBuilder should render <col> tags as self-closing in the Q1-2011 release.
The modified code (including the TagRenderMode.SelfClosing) is below.  I couldn't submit a proper bug report before the link from PITS just put me on a page where I could search the forums.
If the Telerik source is on github / bitbucket or another open-source website, I'm happy to submit a patch.

public class GridTableBuilder
{

private void AppendCol(HtmlElement colgroup, string columnWidth, bool hidden)
{
     var col = new HtmlElement("col", TagRenderMode.SelfClosing);
//........ more code omitted..........
}

}

Similar code exists in GridTableBuilderGroupColDecorator and GridTableBuilderDetailViewColDecorator


from: http://www.html-5.com/tags/col-tag/index.html#content-model

Since the <col/> tag is a void element, it is not allowed to have any content, evenHTML comments and therefore should always be coded as a self-closing standalone tag, ending with the delimiter string /> rather than just > (<col .../>).

[Nikolay Rusev]

Hello Parker,

Indeed you are right we will fix it immediately.

As a token of gratitude for bringing this problem to our attention I have also updated your Telerik points.

All the best,
Nikolay
the Telerik team

[Parker]

Thanks Nikolay, the Telerik teams continues to be very responsive!